---
title: 'The Polar Express (2004)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Zemeckis'
released: '2004-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 96
certification: 'G'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-polar-express-2004'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338348/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Polar Express (2004)

2004 · G · 96 min · Fantasy, Adventure, Family · United Kingdom, United States, Canada


## Synopsis

The Polar Express is a 2004 American animated Christmas adventure film directed by Robert Zemeckis, who co-wrote the screenplay with William Broyles Jr., based on the 1985 children's book of the same name by Chris Van Allsburg. It stars Tom Hanks in multiple roles, along with Daryl Sabara, Nona Gaye, Jimmy Bennett, and Eddie Deezen. It depicts human characters using live action and motion capture computer animation, with production sequences for the latter taking place from June 2003 to May 2004. Set on Christmas Eve, it tells the story of a young boy who travels to the North Pole aboard a magical train guided by its conductor.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Tom Hanks](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-hanks), [Robert Zemeckis](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-zemeckis), [Chris Van Allsburg](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-van-allsburg), [Steve Starkey](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-starkey), [Gary Goetzman](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-goetzman), [Jack Rapke](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-rapke), [William Teitler](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-teitler)
- **Director:** [Robert Zemeckis](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-zemeckis)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert Zemeckis](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-zemeckis), [Chris Van Allsburg](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-van-allsburg), [William Broyles, Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-broyles-jr)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alan Silvestri](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-silvestri)

## Cast

- [Nona Gaye](https://cinepixo.com/people/nona-gaye)
- [Steven Tyler](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-tyler)
- [Peter Scolari](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-scolari)
- [Tom Hanks](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-hanks) as Hobo
- [Daryl Sabara](https://cinepixo.com/people/daryl-sabara) as Hero Boy
- [Charles Fleischer](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-fleischer)
- [Josh Hutcherson](https://cinepixo.com/people/josh-hutcherson)
- [Eddie Deezen](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-deezen) as Know-It-All
- [Michael Jeter](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-jeter)
- [Jimmy Bennett](https://cinepixo.com/people/jimmy-bennett) as Billy the Lonely Boy
- [Leslie Zemeckis](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-zemeckis)

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Official site: https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/polar-express
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-polar-express-2004
Film facts: Wikidata (Q862197); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.